# Darko (given name)

Darko (pronounced) is a common South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic root dar 'gift'. Its oldest mention is from the 14th century, included in the Dečani chrysobulls (1330).

## Notable people

* Darko Angelov, Macedonian diplomat
* Darko Anić (chess player) (born 1957), Croatian chess grandmaster
* Darko Anić (footballer) (born 1974), Serbian footballer
* Darko Balaban (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
* Darko Belojević (born 1960), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and coach
* Darko Bodul (born 1989), Bosnian-Croatian footballer
* Darko Bošković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Božović (born 1978), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Brašanac (born 1992), Serbian footballer
* Darko Bratina (1942–1997), Italian sociologist and politician
* Darko Brljak (born 1984), Slovenian footballer
* Darko Butorović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
* Darko Čeferin (born 1968), Slovenian football referee
* Darko Čordaš (born 1976), Serbian footballer
* Donnie Darko (1972-1988), Living Receiver, Destroyer of Tangent Universe
* Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), Macedonian skier
* Darko Dimitrov (born 1973), Macedonian record producer
* Darko Djukič (born 1980), Slovenian footballer
* Darko Djurdjević (born 1987), Serbian footballer
* Darko Domijan (1952–2016), Yugoslav-Croatian singer
* Darko Dražić (born 1963), Yugoslav-Croatian footballer and coach
* Darko Drinić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
* Darko Dunjić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
* Darko Fejsa (born 1987), Serbian footballer
* Darko Filipović (born 1981), Serbian singer
* Darko Franić (born 1987), Croatian footballer
* Darko Glišić (born 1991), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Grubor (born 1962), Serbian sports executive
* Darko Horvat (born 1973), Croatian footballer
* Darko Ilić (born 2004), German footballer
* Darko Janacković (born 1967), Serbian-French football coach
* Darko Jelčić (born 1965), Yugoslav drummer
* Darko Jevtić (born 1993), Swiss footballer
* Darko Jovandić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
* Darko Jozinović (born 1970), Croatian footballer
* Darko Jukic (born 1990), Danish basketballer
* Darko Karadžić (born 1989), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Karapetrovič (born 1976), Slovenian footballer
* Darko Kolić (born 1971), Serbian footballer
* Darko Kovačević (born 1973), Serbian footballer
* Darko Kralj (born 1971), Croatian Paralympic shot putter
* Darko Krsteski (born 1971), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Lazić (singer) (born 1991), Serbian singer
* Darko Lazić (footballer) (born 1994), Serbian footballer
* Darko Lazović (born 1990), Serbian footballer
* Darko Ljubojević (born 1975), Bosnian footballer
* Darko Lovrić (born 1980), Serbian footballer
* Darko Lukanović (born 1984), Yugoslav-Swedish footballer
* Darko Macan (born 1966), Croatian author and illustrator
* Darko Maletić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
* Darko Marić (born 1975), Serbian footballer
* Darko Marković (born 1987), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Martinović (born 1982), Bosnian handballer
* Darko Matić (born 1980), Bosnian footballer
* Darko Matijašević (born 1968), Bosnian Serb politician
* Darko Mavrak (born 1969), Yugoslav footballer
* Darko Maver, a fictional Yugoslav artist invented as a hoax
* Darko Micevski (born 1992), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Miladin (born 1979), Croatian footballer
* Darko Milanič (born 1967), Slovenian footballer
* Darko Miličić (born 1985), Serbian basketball player
* Darko Milinović (born 1963), Croatian politician
* Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), Macedonian film director
* Darko Nestorović (born 1965), Bosnian footballer and coach
* Darko Pahlić (born 1963), Croatian basketball player
* Darko Pančev (born 1965), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Pavićević (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Perić (footballer) (born 1978), Croatian footballer
* Darko Perović (born 1965), Serbian comic-book artist and writer
* Darko Pivaljević (born 1975), Serbian footballer
* Darko Planinić (born 1990), Croatian basketball player
* Darko Raca (born 1977), Bosnian footballer
* Darko Raić-Sudar (born 1972), Croatian footballer
* Darko Rajaković (born 1979), Serbian basketball coach
* Darko Rakočević (born 1981), Serbian footballer
* Darko Ramovš (born 1973), Serbian footballer and sporting executive
* Darko F. Ribnikar (1878–1914), Serbian journalist
* Darko Rundek (born 1956), Croatian singer-songwriter
* Darko Šarović (born 1990), Serbian sprinter
* Darko Savić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
* Darko Sokolov (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
* Darko Spalević (born 1977), Serbian footballer
* Darko Stanić (born 1978), Serbian handball player
* Darko Šuškavčević (born 1974), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Suvin (born 1930), Croatian-Canadian academic and literary critic
* Darko Tasevski (born 1984), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Tešović (born 1970), Serbian footballer
* Darko Tofiloski (born 1986), Macedonian footballer
* Darko Vargec (born 1972), Yugoslav-Serbian footballer and manager
* Darko Vujović (born 1962), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Vukašinović (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
* Darko Vukić (born 1968), Croatian footballer
* Darko Zec (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
* Darko Živanović (born 1987), Serbian long-distance runner
* Darko Jabar (born 1993), Kurdish writer

## Fictional Characters

* Darko Brevic, character in GTA IV